Thursday , 2 July 2026

SSC Napoli vs Bologna FC 1909, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2020-21
SSC Napoli
3 – 1
Full Time
Bologna FC 1909
Sun 7 Mar 2021 · 19:45 UTC Stadio Diego Armando Maradona HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Kalidou Koulibaly 52' Y
Mario Rui 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs Bologna FC 1909 — Serie A at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

Match Details

  • Referee Filippo Valeriani
  • Referee Daniele Chiffi
  • Referee Davide Ghersini
  • Referee Aleandro Di Paolo
  • Referee Alessandro Lo Cicero

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Internazionale Milano 38 87
2 SSC Napoli 38 76
3 AS Roma 38 73
4 Como 1907 38 71
5 AC Milan 38 70
6 Juventus FC 38 69
7 Atalanta BC 38 59
8 Bologna FC 1909 38 56
9 SS Lazio 38 54
10 Udinese Calcio 38 50
11 US Sassuolo Calcio 38 49
12 Parma Calcio 1913 38 45
13 Torino FC 38 45
14 Cagliari Calcio 38 43
15 ACF Fiorentina 38 42
16 Genoa CFC 38 41
17 US Lecce 38 38
18 US Cremonese 38 34
19 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
20 AC Pisa 1909 38 18

Head-to-Head

7
4
5
SSC Napoli 16 games · Avg 3.0 goals Bologna FC 1909
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-07 SSC Napoli 3–1 Bologna FC 1909 2020-11-08 Bologna FC 1909 0–1 SSC Napoli 2020-07-15 Bologna FC 1909 1–1 SSC Napoli 2019-12-01 SSC Napoli 1–2 Bologna FC 1909 2019-05-25 Bologna FC 1909 3–2 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Mar Bologna FC 1909 H 3–1 W
03 Mar US Sassuolo Calcio A 3–3 D
28 Feb Benevento Calcio H 2–0 W
25 Feb Granada CF H 2–1 W
21 Feb Atalanta BC A 2–4 L
18 Feb Granada CF A 0–2 L
Bologna FC 1909
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Mar SSC Napoli A 1–3 L
03 Mar Cagliari Calcio A 0–1 L
27 Feb SS Lazio H 2–0 W
20 Feb US Sassuolo Calcio A 1–1 D
12 Feb Benevento Calcio H 1–1 D
07 Feb Parma Calcio 1913 A 3–0 W

Season Stats

SSC Napoli Bologna FC 1909
#2 Position #8
76 Points 56
38 Played 38
23 / 7 / 8 W / D / L 16 / 8 / 14
58 Scored 49
36 Conceded 46
+22 GD +3
2.00 PPG 1.47
61% Win % 42%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

SSC Napoli are 2nd (76 pts). Bologna FC 1909 are 8th (56 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona as SSC Napoli face off against Bologna FC 1909 in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. SSC Napoli seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 8' Lorenzo Insigne has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 8 minutes.
  • 13' SSC Napoli is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 18' SSC Napoli started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
  • 22' Elseid Hysaj is replacing Faouzi Ghoulam for the SSC Napoli side.
  • 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Faouzi Ghoulam, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 32' Mattias Svanberg has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 42' Bologna FC 1909 come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 47' SSC Napoli are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 52' SSC Napoli player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 53' A tactical swap from SSC Napoli — Victor Osimhen on, Dries Mertens off on 53 minutes.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Bologna FC 1909. Andrea Poli is replaced by Nicolas Dominguez.
  • 63' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SSC Napoli and Bologna FC 1909 are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' Victor Osimhen adds to his 0 season tally! SSC Napoli lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 65' The Bologna FC 1909 bench stirs into life. Nicola Sansone is withdrawn and Musa Barrow gets his opportunity.
  • 70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 73' Against the run of play, Roberto Soriano has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 76' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lorenzo Insigne makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 76' Another change for Bologna FC 1909 made on 76 minute. Ibrahima Mbaye leaves to be changed by Gary Medel.
  • 79' Another change for SSC Napoli made on 79 minute. Piotr Zielinski leaves to be changed by Mario Rui.
  • 84' SSC Napoli receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
  • 89' Both keepers have barely been tested. SSC Napoli and Bologna FC 1909 are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from SSC Napoli to claim maximum points.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

Bologna FC 1909 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sinisa Mihajlovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Victor Osimhen 5
Lorenzo Insigne 4
Hirving Lozano 3
Federico Santander 3
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 2
Musa Barrow 2
Dries Mertens 2
Arkadiusz Milik 2

Head to Head

2021-03-07 SSC Napoli 3–1 Bologna FC 1909 2020-11-08 Bologna FC 1909 0–1 SSC Napoli 2020-07-15 Bologna FC 1909 1–1 SSC Napoli 2019-12-01 SSC Napoli 1–2 Bologna FC 1909 2019-05-25 Bologna FC 1909 3–2 SSC Napoli

SSC Napoli Form

2021-03-07 SSC Napoli 3–1 Bologna FC 1909 W 2021-03-03 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–3 SSC Napoli D 2021-02-28 SSC Napoli 2–0 Benevento Calcio W 2021-02-25 SSC Napoli 2–1 Granada CF W 2021-02-21 Atalanta BC 4–2 SSC Napoli L 2021-02-18 Granada CF 2–0 SSC Napoli L

Bologna FC 1909 Form

2021-03-07 SSC Napoli 3–1 Bologna FC 1909 L 2021-03-03 Cagliari Calcio 1–0 Bologna FC 1909 L 2021-02-27 Bologna FC 1909 2–0 SS Lazio W 2021-02-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Bologna FC 1909 D 2021-02-12 Bologna FC 1909 1–1 Benevento Calcio D 2021-02-07 Parma Calcio 1913 0–3 Bologna FC 1909 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.83 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Bologna FC 1909 xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli54% Draw25% Bologna FC 190921%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
79%
Draw or Bologna FC 1909
46%
SSC Napoli or Bologna FC 1909
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli39% Draw44% Bologna FC 190917%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.3%
0 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 2
3.1%
0 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push Bologna FC 1909 covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 23% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Bologna FC 1909 keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.